photo issue 2016
Am I What You're Looking For?
Endia Beal's powerful photographs record young, educated black women who are about to enter the workforce for the first time.
Gorgeous Photos from a Forgotten Side of California
Though it has suffered a run of bad luck, declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Vallejo is eclectic and diverse. Carolyn Drake's photos capture a city reminiscent of an older California, one before the tech boom.
Chronicling the Push and Pull of a Modernizing Saudi Arabia
"I am not telling anyone how to think or feel about Saudi Arabia. I'm not interested in providing answers or definitions."
Intimate Portraits of the Elite Players of the National Women's Soccer League
Over the course of three months, Cait Oppermann captured the human side of these superhuman athletes—making dinner after practice, relaxing in front of the TV, and getting coffee with teammates.
Photos of Zombies, Werewolves, and Puritans Made Using a 1950s Monster Makeup Guide
Sue de Beer's work is infused with a sense of the occult, something she attributes to growing up in Salem, Massachusetts.
Portraits and Documentary Photos of the Ongoing War in Ukraine
Wiktoria Wojciechowska's photography records the ongoing effects of the war on Ukrainians, particularly young soldiers, and draws renewed attention to a conflict that seems to have been forgotten.
Portraits of South Africa's Lesbian Community
Zanele Muholi's portraits use firsthand accounts to document the experience of living in a country that constitutionally protects the rights of LGBTI people, but often fails to defend them from targeted violence.
Photos of the DRC's Armed Citizen Militia
Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi shows us a candid side of the Raia Mutomboki, one of the largest rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The group's name is Kiswahili for "angry citizens."
Photos of a Vanishing Cuba
Australian photographer Gina Nero turns her critical eye toward Cuban society, capturing a way of life that will soon be changed irrevocably.
Opening Day at Kentucky's Creationist Ark Encounter
Photographer Samantha Friend visited the Creation Museum's 510-foot long replica of Noah's Ark, complete with model dinosaurs.
Documenting Post-Chavez Venezuela
"This work is about inequality," says photographer Natalie Keyssar, "and a level of tension and sometimes danger so powerful in daily life it's almost palpable."
Three Rivers, California by Catherine Opie
Perhaps best known for her portraits of Los Angeles's leather-dyke community, here Catherine Opie switches gears to capture life at a Three Rivers, California rodeo.